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Stowe Boyd points to sleep patterns just three to four generations ago that were different to accepted logic today. I found this facinating.
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Jajah adds local numbers to aid low cost calling to other destinations. There is no rate reduction although once more numbers are rolled out it is sure to come. Different numbers for different callers may be confusing for some.
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Om’s thoughtful response to aggregated blogs that lose the originators personality. There’s some truth to what Fred Wilson writes. As a blog become more community and business oriented it may lose the indivduality that had us reading in the first place.
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Another Click to Call App for Facebook. This one is better than many however, the need for a SIP account may putoff many. So far click to call apps have failed on Facebook. Have they performed well anywhere?
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VoIP apps are failing the Facebook test! Learning — nobody uses a Facebook widget to make a voice connection. There are many reasons for this. It is time for some new innovations.
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Snapvine is a voice blogging platform that demonstrates why voicemail will go the way of the dinosaur in time. Public, private and group voice messaging. Right now my messages are locked in. Where’s the RSS feeds?
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YACBS - Yet another call back service. More integrated than most with IM too. Problem, my directory is not on Gizmo, and I don’t want to build it there. Importers don’t work. A good directory and lots of free calling on a mobile will get me off Skype.
Great list of links Stuart! Those user numbers for calling applications from facebook are an eye opener. I think to succeed in that particular space you have to re-consider what the nature of communication is in the social networking environment. I think, somewhere deep down, that this has to do with “intent”.
Lexi Lex rocks!
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Hi Stuart:
Thanks for adding my post to the list. I agree with Paul; startups need to focus on understanding the requirements of social media communication. Though some of theses apps are cool, it requires more than a cool factor for the users to accept the app as a communication tool.
Cheers,
omfut
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